Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria densifolia Phil. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 33: 216 (1865) |
Native Range | c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-1700m |
Description | leaves crowded, minute, lanceolate, sparsely dentate, 1-2cm long, densely pilose, flowers in simple corymb, calyx lobes broadly ovate, obtuse, corolla ca. 1cm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calceolaria densifolia ssp. laxa C.Ehrh. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |